Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to an opposition if:
(a) the notice of opposition has been filed; and
(b) the Registrar has not made a decision on the opposition under subsection 55(1) of the Act; and
(c) the opposition has not been dismissed under section 222 of the Act or regulation 5.8.
(2) If the Registrar is satisfied that the parties agree to a cooling-off period, the Registrar must allow a cooling-off period of 6 months.
(3) The Registrar must extend the cooling-off period for 6 months if, before the end of the period, the Registrar is satisfied that the parties agree to the extension.
(4) The Registrar must not:
(a) further extend the cooling-off period; or
(b) allow more than one cooling-off period for an opposition.
(5) If a party files a notice, in an approved form, requesting the Registrar to discontinue the cooling-off period, the Registrar must do so.
(6) The Registrar may direct the parties on steps the parties must take:
(a) if the cooling-off period is discontinued; or
(b) otherwise--when the cooling-off period ends.
(7) The opposition resumes:
(a) if the cooling-off period is discontinued; or
(b) otherwise--when the cooling-off period ends.
(8) If:
(a) the cooling-off period begins during the period mentioned in regulation 5.13 or an evidentiary period mentioned in regulation 5.14; and
(b) the opposition resumes;
the period mentioned in regulation 5.13 or 5.14 restarts when the opposition resumes.